12 Responses to “Russian Cloud Factory”

That is a power station, they do not pump hot water to peoples homes. The big pipes are most likely for natural gas to heat water to make steam which powers the generators. None of that hot water gets pumped anywhere other than into those big (fat) cooling towers to be reused later.

Just down the street from my home is an abandoned brick building called a Central Heating Plant. Apparently at the time it was more economical to superheat steam in one location and sell it to local homes as heat through pipes. Last time I checked it gets just a little cold in Russia.

Looks like the boiler burner management system, which constantly checks that a flame is present, compares oxygen in flue gas to control the fresh air fan and receives directions from the central control system as to how much fuel to input.

In the mid-background is the Steam turbine – gearbox – alternator. With the 6 and TT6 printed on them. The turbine runs at a much higher speed than the alternator, the gearbox has to slow it down. The turbine here is high pressure as it is small and the piping is not large.

Further in the background appears to be another turbine, or condenser, not sure but those big insulated pipes tell me its low pressure steam.

In the foreground appears to be cooling water and maybe a heat exchanger or condenser. Perhaps a heat exchanger to heat the hot water for homes.

On the lower level you can see some pumps. These will be steam condensate pumps judging by the height they are at. Just out of that condenser the water is only just water, a small drop in pressure will turn it back to steam.